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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ganga Jamuna Saraswati <br />
| image = Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical Poster<br />
| director = [[Manmohan Desai]]<br />
| producer = S. Ramanathan<br />
| story = Prayag Raj<br />
| screenplay = K.K. Shukla<br />
| writer = [[Kader Khan]]<br/>Anil Nagrath<br/>Sohel Don<br/>(''dialogues'')<br />
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]<br />[[Nirupa Roy]]<br />[[Amrish Puri]]<br />
| music = [[Anu Malik]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]<br />
| editing = Raju Kapadia <br/> Mangal Mistry<br />
|studio = Raasi Kalamandir<br />
| released = {{Film date|1988|12|23|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 187 minutes<br />
| country = India <br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''Ganga Jamuna Saraswati''' is 1988 [[Hindi film]] directed by [[Manmohan Desai]], financed by [[Harakh Chand Nahata]], produced by S. Ramanathan and starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ganga, [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Jamuna, and [[Jaya Prada]] as Saraswati. Supporting cast includes [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Amrish Puri]], [[Nirupa Roy]] and [[Aruna Irani]].<br />
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The movie was released on 23 December 1988 to excellent collections which dropped following the negative reviews it received. ''India Today'' in January 1989 reported that by the second week collections in Mumbai area were ranging between 28 - 40% resulting in the film being declared a box office flop. but performed financially well in 90s Re runs <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amitabh-bachchan-future-looks-uncertain-as-ganga-jamuna-saraswati-bombs/1/323035.html|title=Amitabh Bachchans future looks uncertain as Ganga Jamuna Saraswati bombs|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Thakur Hansraj ([[Amrish Puri]]) is a greedy man who kills his brother-in-law [[Trilok Kapoor]] takes the signature of his sister Bharati Devi ([[Nirupa Roy]]) on property papers under a false pretext and takes control of her property. Bharati Devi's son, Ganga ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) having taken a pledge to avenge the wrong done to his family, ends up becoming a truck driver.<br />
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One day Jamuna ([[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]) jumps into his truck to save herself from a goon who is after her. Ganga is forced to stop the truck due to a road block. When it starts raining, Ganga ends up going to a nearby lodge to take shelter, pretending he and Jamuna are a couple. The next day, when the goon returns to take Jamuna away forcibly, Ganga gets into a fight with him. When Jamuna falls in deep ice, in the process of providing her with jism ki garmi, he ends up having sex with her. Ganga is arrested for beating up Thakur's son and is jailed for two years. When he returns, Thakur sends his aides to kill him. A blast takes place at the bridge and Jamuna falls into the river along with her child. Ganga saves his child but cannot find Jamuna. <br />
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Jamuna, who loses her memory from the fall, ends up reaching the home of singer Shankar ([[Mithun Chakraborty]]), who recognizes her from a qawwali performance she had performed, and falls in love with her. Ganga takes the help of Saraswati ([[Jayaprada]]) to take care of his son, and she ends up falling in love with him. The remainder of the movie deals with how Ganga and Jamuna reunite, and the roles played by Saraswati and Shankar, not to forget Ganga's mission to exact revenge on his Thakur uncle.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ganga<br />
*[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Jamunaa<br />
*[[Jaya Prada]] as Saraswati<br />
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Shankar Qawaal<br />
*[[Trilok Kapoor]] as Thakur Prasad (Ganga's dad)<br />
*[[Nirupa Roy]] as Bharati Devi (Ganga's mom)<br />
*[[Amrish Puri]] as Thakur Hansraj Singh<br />
*[[Mahesh Anand]] as Shakta (Hansraj's Son)<br />
*[[Bharat Bhushan]] as Pandit, (Shankar's father)<br />
*[[Chandrashekhar]] as Police Commissioner<br />
*[[Jack Gaud]] as Bheema<br />
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Jamuna's aunt (Cameo)<br />
*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Inspector Goga<br />
*[[Mukri]] as Manager of Honeymoon Lodge<br />
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Judge (uncredited)<br />
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]] as Jagga<br />
*[[Dev Kumar]] as Hansraj's Goon<br />
*[[Joginder]] as Ranga<br />
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== Music ==<br />
The overall music director for the film was [[Anu Malik]] and the lyricist was [[Indeevar]] and Prayaag Raj, The song "Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale" was originally sung by [[Maqbool Ahmed Sabri]] who was uncredited for the song, and was later re-recorded in the voice of [[Pankaj Udhas]]<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/yMoJxCSFQ5w Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200809061937/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMoJxCSFQ5w Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMoJxCSFQ5w| title = MAQBOOL AHMED SABRI, YADGAAR INTERVIEW ALONG HIS DAUGHTER AMEEMA BAJI WITH FARAH MADAM | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Original Motion Picture Soundtrack<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Ek Ek Ho Jaye Phir Ghar Chale Jaana (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], Pankaj Udhas | <br />
| title2 = Saajan Mera Us Paar Hai (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | <br />
| title3 = Disco Bhangra Ho Disco Bhangra (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj) | extra3 = [[Mohammad Aziz]] | <br />
| title4 = Naachegi Saraswati Gaayegi Saraswati (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra4 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | <br />
| title5 = Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra5 = [[Maqbool Ahmed Sabri]] | <br />
| title6 = Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj)| extra6 = [[Suresh Wadkar]]<br />
| title7 = Chudiya Khanaki (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra7 = [[Sadhana Sargam]] |<br />
| title8 = Ganga Aaja (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra8 = Lata Mangeshkar |<br />
| title9 = Pati Parmeshwar Ke Siva (Lyrics: Prayaag Raj)| extra9 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| title10 = Tere Dar Ko Chhod Chale (Lyrics: Indeevar) | extra10 = [[Pankaj Udhas]] |<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0095198}}<br />
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{{Manmohan Desai}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Manmohan Desai]]<br />
[[Category:1988 drama films]]<br />
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